Biological activities of ecalectin: A novel eosinophil-activating factor

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1961-1967

  Matsumoto, Ryoji ^a   Hirashima, Mitsuomi ^a   Kita, Hirohito ^a   Gleich, Gerald J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDE; CHEMOATTRACTANT; CHEMOKINE; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR3; ECALECTIN; EOSINOPHIL ACTIVATING FACTOR; GALECTIN; INTERLEUKIN 5; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; EOSINOPHIL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0037083599     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.4.1961     Document Type: Article

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